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The '''Utah Libertarian Party''' ("'''UTLP'''" in party bylaws<ref name="Utah">{{Citation|url=https://www.libertarianutah.org/utlp-bylaws/ |title=Bylaws of the Libertarian Party of Utah (UTLP) (Adopted April 14, 2018) |publisher=[[Libertarian Party of Utah|Libertarian Party of '''Utah''' (UTLP)]] |accessdate=8 April 2019 |deadurl=no}}</ref>) is the Utah affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party]]. | The '''Utah Libertarian Party''' ("'''UTLP'''" in party bylaws<ref name="Utah">{{Citation|url=https://www.libertarianutah.org/utlp-bylaws/ |title=Bylaws of the Libertarian Party of Utah (UTLP) (Adopted April 14, 2018) |publisher=[[Libertarian Party of Utah|Libertarian Party of '''Utah''' (UTLP)]] |accessdate=8 April 2019 |deadurl=no}}</ref>) is the Utah affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party]]. | ||
The party was formed in 1971, under the leadership of Karl Bray, and ran write-in candidates as early as 1972. | |||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
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==Ballot Access== | ==Ballot Access== | ||
The Utah Libertarian Party achieved ballot access for the 1976 elections and fielded two candidates, [[Roger MacBride]] for President and [[Steve Trotter]] for US Senate, opposing [[Orrin Hatch]]. | |||
After losing ballot access in 2006 as a result of failing to acquire the required 2% vote, the Libertarian Party of Utah regained ballot access in February 2008 as a result of acquiring the required number of signatures. [http://www.lputah.org/node/8196] The party, currently chaired by Barry Short, consequently received over 125,000 votes in 2008, compared to 118,000 in 2004. | After losing ballot access in 2006 as a result of failing to acquire the required 2% vote, the Libertarian Party of Utah regained ballot access in February 2008 as a result of acquiring the required number of signatures. [http://www.lputah.org/node/8196] The party, currently chaired by Barry Short, consequently received over 125,000 votes in 2008, compared to 118,000 in 2004. | ||
==Affiliates== | ==Affiliates== | ||
* | *[[Salt Lake County Libertarian Party]] | ||
*[[Libertarian Party of Weber County]] | |||
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